The Verb Ir

One of the most important verbs in spanish is "ir", which means "to go". It is one of the most irregular verbs in spanish since all of its present and past-tense conjugations do not follow the conjugation rules. Here are the present-tense conjugations for "ir":

yo voy (I go)

tú vas (you go)

él/ella/usted va (he/she/you go)

nosotros vamos (we go)

vosotros vais (you all go)

ellos/ellas/ustedes van (they/you all go)

And here the the past-tense conjugations for "ir":

yo fui (I went)

tú fuiste (you went)

él/ella/usted fue (he/she/you went)

nosotros fuimos (we went)

vosotros fuisteis (you all went)

ellos/ellas/ustedes fueron (they/you all went)

"a" means "to" and it's a commonly used word in sentences containing "ir".

Yo voy a la tienda. (I go to the store.)

The present progressive tense for "ir" is the same as the present-tense. So "Yo voy a la tienda." can also mean "I am going to the store.".

Yo voy a la tienda. (I am going to the store.)

Here are some more examples of sentences containing "ir" and "a":

Ellos van a la tienda. (They go to the store. / They are going to the store.)

Nosotros vamos a Espana. (We go to Spain. / We are going to Spain.)

Tú fuiste a la tienda. (You went to the store.)

Ella fue a Mexico. (She went to Mexico.)

Ellos fueron a mi boda. (They went to my wedding.)